
Letter | Jon Liss
I work with low-income workers and day laborers in Northern Virginia fighting for fair pay and treatment. Through my work, I have seen some unspeakable abuses of worker’s rights by employers taking advantage of low-income workers.

I work with low-income workers and day laborers in Northern Virginia fighting for fair pay and treatment. Through my work, I have seen some unspeakable abuses of worker’s rights by employers taking advantage of low-income workers.

Author Steve French will join the Augusta County Civil War Roundtable June 15th at 7 p.m. to discuss his latest book, Imboden’s Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign.

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As our country continues to push for medical advancements, technological improvements and a sustainable quality of life, there is one common thread that ties these successes together – reliable electric power. Each of us is impacted every day by electric transmission. We power multiple appliances and technologies in our homes and businesses. We expect to…

Two developments in the Democratic Party gubernatorial race in the last couple of days have the race going in a couple of different directions. A Research 2000/Daily Kos poll released on Thursday has Terry McAuliffe gaining significant ground on Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds since the last R2000/Kos poll in early April. And then today…

That’s a Tuesday. It is always a Tuesday when too few of us take time out of our daily lives in order to maintain our way of life. Election days in the USA always fall on Tuesdays. Don’t ask me why. They just do. Or as we say in these parts, “We have always done…

Terry McAuliffe continues to hold a double-digit lead in the race for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination, but Creigh Deeds has made up some ground to make the race somewhat interesting, according to a SurveyUSA poll released Wednesday.

Another poll has Terry McAuliffe opening up a double-digit lead in the race for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination. This time it’s Public Policy Polling, which on March 31 had former Northern Virginian state lawmaker Brian Moran two points ahead of McAuliffe among likely Democratic Party primary voters.

Lowell Fulk was Al Weed. Gene Hart wants to be Tom Perriello. “Lowell Fulk’s runs in 2003 and 2005 laid the foundation for what we can do this year. We couldn’t be successful if Lowell hadn’t run and lost in 2003 and 2005,” said Hart, 46, a Harrisonburg attorney and presumptive Democratic Party nominee in…